ᐅ Estimated Construction Time for Building a New Semi-Detached House
Created on: 27 May 2023 15:32
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Bauherrin_987
Hello everyone,
We are currently building a semi-detached house. The site contractor started the earthworks on May 15th, and the foundation slab is already completed. The masonry blocks are on site, and the bricklaying will begin on Tuesday (to give you an idea of how fast or slow our construction company is working).
I would like to get an estimate of how long the entire construction period will take since we will be doing some tasks ourselves and need to schedule everything carefully. What is a realistic construction time frame for a project like ours?
The house is being built on its own (the neighboring plot has not yet been sold) and has a living area of approximately 115 m² (1,237 sq ft). It is a one-and-a-half-story house with a roof. We are not including a basement.
We will do the flooring ourselves in the living room and similar areas (kitchen, bathroom, and hallway will be tiled by the construction company), the painting (the house will be handed over with plastered walls), and the insulation of the partition wall (which currently appears like an exterior wall to us).
Thank you in advance for your help.
We are currently building a semi-detached house. The site contractor started the earthworks on May 15th, and the foundation slab is already completed. The masonry blocks are on site, and the bricklaying will begin on Tuesday (to give you an idea of how fast or slow our construction company is working).
I would like to get an estimate of how long the entire construction period will take since we will be doing some tasks ourselves and need to schedule everything carefully. What is a realistic construction time frame for a project like ours?
The house is being built on its own (the neighboring plot has not yet been sold) and has a living area of approximately 115 m² (1,237 sq ft). It is a one-and-a-half-story house with a roof. We are not including a basement.
We will do the flooring ourselves in the living room and similar areas (kitchen, bathroom, and hallway will be tiled by the construction company), the painting (the house will be handed over with plastered walls), and the insulation of the partition wall (which currently appears like an exterior wall to us).
Thank you in advance for your help.
motorradsilke schrieb:
We received a schedule from the general contractor (GC) showing the start and end dates for all trades.However, they apparently don’t update it continuously to include the trades that come "on-site provided by the client" beyond the GC’s scope of work. But that’s exactly the point here: the GC only completes the partially finished weather-tight shell, then GC trades run parallel with owner-provided work, followed by a mix of owner work and individual subcontracting. It may be possible to add those to the GC’s contract afterwards, but that is quite rare.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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11ant schrieb:
So it seems it will probably be a "shell plus" house,11ant schrieb:
the general contractor only doesNo, it reads like a typical “turnkey” home. Completely livable except for the long-standing finishing work on wall and floor coverings, excluding wet rooms. And also the partition wall here.M
motorradsilke28 May 2023 08:0611ant schrieb:
However, they probably don’t include the trades that are considered “builder’s scope” according to the general contractor’s (GC) contract extension. But that’s exactly the point here: the GC only completes the partially finished, weather-tight shell, then GC trades work in parallel with owner’s work, followed by owner’s work mixed with owner-contracted individual trades. Adding those services from the GC may be possible, but it’s rather rare.Where did you read that? The owner’s work here should only be the walls and floors, which was also the case for us and probably for most people.And the trades that the GC doesn’t perform themselves but subcontracts (plumbing, electrical, plastering, roofing) were, of course, included in our plan.
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xMisterDx28 May 2023 10:54Yes, I also find the hassle hard to understand. Flooring and painting are done once everything else is finished. There’s no need to have these tasks running in parallel with the other trades.
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Bauherrin_98731 May 2023 15:34Thank you for your responses.
We actually haven’t planned anything parallel to the construction company’s work. However, we definitely need to coordinate everything with the painter and the tiler.
I have already contacted a company for the paving work, and they informed me that the first consultation appointment can only take place in 4 months.
I’m concerned that it might be similar with the painting and tiling work.
That’s why I wanted to know if we could get an estimate of the best time to contact the painter.
We actually haven’t planned anything parallel to the construction company’s work. However, we definitely need to coordinate everything with the painter and the tiler.
I have already contacted a company for the paving work, and they informed me that the first consultation appointment can only take place in 4 months.
I’m concerned that it might be similar with the painting and tiling work.
That’s why I wanted to know if we could get an estimate of the best time to contact the painter.
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xMisterDx31 May 2023 15:41The painter will definitely want to see what needs to be painted. Therefore, the walls should at least be in place.
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